Lunch With a Legend – Myrom Conley

Myrom Conley received a Key to the City from Mayor Mattingly yesterday at a small luncheon held in his honor at City Hall. Mr. Conley was recently named a Legend of Benton for his many years here as a businessman, friend, and humanitarian. His two daughters, Nanette and Sherry, attended with their husbands as well.

The lunch, catered by Rib Crib, was primarily a baked potato bar, and it was delicious, but I swear I’ve never seen potatoes that big – they were about halfway between an average potato and a small watermelon.

Throughout the meal, everyone laughed and shared memories, but when the presentation of the key came about, deeper emotions bubbled to the surface.

To see these people, these legends, brought to tears by a simple gesture of gratitude from a City to which they’ve given so much is incredibly humbling. It’s definitely the most rewarding part of this job, and ranks very high on the list of most rewarding things in my life.

Hi Anthony,
We did post an article about Mr. Conley last month, but I neglected to link to it in the story above! Here’s a link to the original story.http://bentonproud.com/legends-of-benton-myrom-conley/ I’m also going to put the link in the story above for others. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.